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[F.S.F.] 5:20 splits dark. Up.

[Masochist.] Pain first, light later.

[Both.] Shoes, door, cold tiles, knees.

[F.S.F.] Carpark moon. The tribe gathers.

[Masochist.] Raggle-taggle, watt counters.

[Both.] Clip, fail, twist, swear, knees.

[Instructor.] Up. Down. Faster. Harder.

[F.S.F.] Hill. Flat. Breathe. Obey.

[Both.] Legs burn. Wind leaves, knees.

[Masochist.] Add load. Buy altitude.

[F.S.F.] Hubris knocks: thunder costume.

[Both.] Saddle sneers. Time blurs, knees.

[F.S.F.] Leaderboard glares. I bluff.

[Masochist.] Don’t chase names, chase edge.

[Both.] Sweat pools small seas, knees.

[F.S.F.] Minutes turn to rock.

[Masochist.] Forty-five or forty-five years?

[Both.] Lactic writes receipts, knees.

[F.S.F.] Second wind; suspect, welcome.

[Masochist.] Stay. Breathe like rope.

[Both.] Cadence holds the freeze, knees.

[Instructor.] Last track. Empty the tank.

[F.S.F.] White noise. Leg strobe.

[Both.] Stop lands like breeze, knees.

[F.S.F.] Unclip. Wobble. Laugh.

[Masochist.] High-five the wreckage.

[Both.] Coffee buys reprieve, knees.

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